From Sapporo, Japan's northernmost designated city

Hello from Sapporo!
Refreshing summer has arrived here too.
Sapporo City has a population of approximately 1,975,000, accounting for approximately 37.8% of Hokkaido's total population. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of the city, with an area of approximately 1,121 km2, which is almost the same size as Hong Kong!
Sapporo has many tourist attractions, but let's start with a lovely building located near our new office, where we recently moved.

①Sapporo Clock Tower

Its official name is the "Former Sapporo Agricultural College Drill Hall," and
it was built in 1878 as a facility for Sapporo Agricultural College, the predecessor of Hokkaido University, based on the idea of the famous Dr. Clark, the first vice principal.
After being designated as Sapporo City's first tangible cultural property in 1961, it was designated as a national important cultural property in June 1970
, and even now its bell rings throughout the city every hour on the hour.

②Former Hokkaido Government Office Building

This building, affectionately known as the "Red Brick Government Building,"
is a historic structure that served as the administrative headquarters of Hokkaido for approximately 80 years until the current new government building was constructed. Built in 1888, it is made of brick in the American neo-baroque style, and
many of the building materials are said to be produced in Hokkaido. It was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in March 1969.
Standing majestically in the middle of the city, this red brick government building is quite a sight to behold.

many events I wanted to introduce around this time, such as the "YOSAKOI Soran Festival" and the "Hokkaido Shrine Festival,"
but they were all canceled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
So, I decided to take a little trip and go to a different place...

③Makomanai Takino Cemetery

Thirty-three Moai statues have been erected as part of the park's cemetery facilities, and five of them
were wearing masks (apparently made from waterproof sheets and nylon rope).
The "mo" in Moai means future, and the "ai" means life.
A sign was posted urging people to wash their hands and gargle, urging people to take precautions against the coronavirus, with the caption "Moai on Hokkaido soil, too!"
Hoping that the coronavirus infection will subside, as Moai wished...

I think not only will events but many restaurants will also

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